Killer heat

An effort that seeks to reduce heat-related illnesses and deaths in Florida is getting bipartisan support. The legislation targets agriculture and other industries with outdoor workers.

The Labor Department is launching a program to protect outdoor workers, including agricultural, construction and delivery workers, as well as those working indoors in warehouses, factories and kitchens.

The study projects that by midcentury, without action on climate change, Florida's workers on average could potentially lose 33 work days per year due to extreme heat compared to five now.

Heat has killed hundreds of workers in the U.S., many in construction or agriculture, an investigation by NPR and Columbia Journalism Investigations found. Federal standards might have prevented them.

The recent heat has been record-setting in parts of Florida, and in some unusual ways. Sunday's high temperature of 98 degrees in Jacksonville tied its...

A report released this week predicts a lot more days of extreme heat - so much that they're being called "killer heat" days. We conclude our three-part...

With heat indexes of up to 115 degrees expected in cities across parts of the country, NPR wants to know how your city, company or organization is planning to keep people cool, hydrated and safe.

By Steve Newborn In 1995, a heat wave killed more than 700 people in Chicago. It affected mostly elderly, African-American women who lived on their own....